thumper
32 ( +1 | -1 )Chess BooksWell, I finally did it. I bought a chess book. :-0 It's titled 'Weapons of Chess' by NM Bruce Pandolfini. I will be going into seclusion in order to assimilate all of the strategy offered. I'm offering this up as fair warning to current and future opponents. When I slap that wicked combination on you, you can thank Bruce. >:)

There are a lot of great books by strong players (and excellent teachers) that are directed towards class players; these are the ones you want. I'd recommend Jeremy Silman's "How to Reassess your Chess" and Watson's "Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy" (yes, even before Nimzowitsh).

For a player that doesn't know "what's going on", those two books are priceless...

wizard_of_odd
18 ( +1 | -1 )A Good BookI found Jeremy Silman's "The Complete Book of Chess Strategy from A to Z" very helpful. It's probably not as helpful for experts and Grandmasters, but a lowly 1300 player can use the information.

wizard_of_odd
18 ( +1 | -1 )A Good BookI found Jeremy Silman's "The Complete Book of Chess Strategy from A to Z" very helpful. It's probably not as helpful for experts and Grandmasters, but a lowly 1300 player can use the information.